GAA: Mickey Harte has agreed another three-year term as Tyrone football manager that will see him in charge until at least the end of 2015 – or 13 continuous seasons. Harte was in the final year of his current three-year deal, but a meeting of the Tyrone management committee last night voted to offer him a further three seasons.
The three-time All-Ireland winner accepted today.
“It is a great privilege to be asked by the county committee to take charge of the Tyrone senior football team,” he said, “and I gladly accepted that offer.
"To be asked to manage the best players that your county has to offer is still a wonderful honour.”
It means Harte is on course for 13 consecutive seasons in charge. Under his guidance, Tyrone lifted Sam Maguire in 2003, Harte's debut season, 2005 and again in 2008. More recently he has led Tyrone back to division one of the league, although they lost out to Kildare in the division two final last Sunday.